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This is Amiko, do you copy?

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A surprising and moving novella about a misunderstood neurodivergent girl from one of Japan’s most acclaimed young writers. Other people don’t seem to understand Amiko. Whether eating curry rice with her hands at school or peeking through the sliding doors at her mother’s calligraphy class, her curious, xuberant nature often results in confusion. When her mother falls into a depression and her brother begins spending all his time with a motorcycle gang, Amiko is left increasingly alone to navigate a world where she doesn’t quite fit.

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A surprising and moving novella about a misunderstood neurodivergent girl from one of Japan’s most acclaimed young writers, the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt

A sensitive and tender depiction of belonging and neurodivergence, perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman and the off-kilter novels of Ottessa Moshfegh

Other people don’t seem to understand Amiko. Whether eating curry rice with her hands at school or peeking through the sliding doors at her mother’s calligraphy class, her curious, exuberant nature mostly meets with confusion.

When her mother falls into a depression and her brother begins spending all his time with a motorcycle gang, Amiko is left increasingly alone to navigate a world where she doesn’t quite fit.

Subtle, tender and moving, This is Amiko shows us life through the eyes of a unique, irrepressible, neurodivergent young character.

Praise for The Woman in the Purple Skirt:

“[It] will keep you firmly in its grip.” – Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of My Sister, the Serial Killer

“The love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith.” – Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get in Trouble

“A taut and compelling depiction of loneliness.” – Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train

Read a sample here

Additional information

Weight 0.119 kg
Dimensions 19.7 × 12.9 × 1 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

128

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

895.636 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K